National Holidays Christmas Christmas is traditional commemoration of the birth of Jesus. This holiday is celebrated on 7 January. Christmas is one of the most important religious holidays of Russia. Celebrating Christmas begins with Christmas Eve January 6, which is called the Sochelnyk. The evening meal is accompanied by many traditions and customs. For each family this holiday is the most bright and joyful.
(Rodionova Liza)
New Year New Year is the time at which a new calendar year begins and the calendar's year count increments by one. Many cultures celebrate the event in some manner.The New Year of the Gregorian calendar, today mostly in use, falls on from 1 January (New Year's Day) to 31 December (New Year's Eve), as was the case both in the old Roman calendar (at least after about 713 BCE) and in the Julian calendar that succeeded it. There are a lot of traditioal things, that may be on this holiday. For example new year fer-tree, big table with a lot of dishes, presents e.c.
(Alyona Kosova)
Carnival Carnival - a traditional Russian folk festival has been preserved since the days of paganism. This is a very ancient tradition - during Carnival people meet Spring and see off Winter. During this period people having fun. The main symbols of this holiday are pancakes and scarecrow. At the end of holiday scarecrow is burned.
(Soloveva Lera)
The Easter Easter is one of the famous and wide-ranging holidays in Russia, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. It is also one of the two most important Russian religious holidays (the Christmas as well) and usually occurs in April or May, on the Sunday after the first spring full moon. Easter egg decoration is an important part of Easter traditions in Russia. The most suitable color for egg dyeing in Russia is red. The red dye is chosen because it symbolizes the blood of Christ. Moreover, the main dish on the Easter dinner is the Easter cake (Kulich), usually added with raisins. Another famous curse is curd paskha. All of these dishes are sanctified in the Church the day before the Easter Sunday. On the night of Easter, Orthodox Christians attend the night service in churches and participate in the procession of the Cross. On Easter morning and throughout the day people congratulate each other by saying “Khristos Voskrese” (Christ is risen), and the reply is “Voistinu” or “Voistinu voskrese” (Indeed!)
(Semchat Yulia)
Kurban Bayrami (the Feast of the Sacrifice) in the Republic of Bashkortostan Kurban Bayrami is the second of two religious holidays celebrated by Muslims worldwide each year. The Feast of the Sacrifice commemorates Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael to show his faithfulness to Allah. This holiday takes place about 70 days after the end of Ramazan. The festival lasts four and a half days. The festival’s eve (arife) is the half day to prepare for the four day festivities. A goat or sheep of minimum one year old is killed / sacrificed. Sometimes even a bull or a camel of minimum 2 years old is sacrificed, representing a sacrifice of up to seven people. The meat is then given to the poor (both within Turkey and outside) and shared among family members and neighbors. Typical for both the Feast of the Sacrifice (Kurban Bayramı) and the Sugar Feast (Ramazan Bayramı) is that parents buy new outfits for their children and give the old clothes to the poor. Typically, the children wear their new clothes throughout the festival. (Semyanischeva Victoria)
Kupala night Kupala Night is a summer national holiday in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. This holiday is an analogue of Midsummer holiday of East Slavs. In Russia, Belarus and Ukraine it lost Astronomical compliance with June solstice.
This night is full of ceremonies connected with water, fire and herbals. The main part of such ceremonies is made at night. Young ladies and men jump through the fire holding each other hands. If they don't loose their hands, it is a sign that they will marry soon. If a girl is not able to jump over the fire she can be called a witch and be punished. Girls change their wreath and tell fortune to each other. The main ceremony is mass swimming. Is is said that in that day all bad spirits go away off the water and everybody can swim without any danger.
At that holiday people eat cottage cheese, scones with garlic and onion, eggs and drink vodka and kvass. (Nikadonova Sofa)
The Day of Russian Language The Day of Russian Language is celebrated on the 6-th of June. It’s the birthday of Alexander Pushkin - the great writer, poet, playwright. Pushkin is considered the creator of modern literary Russian language. Russian is the most common Slavic language.
On the Day of the Russian language a variety of activities are held in the building of the UN General Assembly. They are concerts of Slavic folk music, competitions on knowledge of Russian language and literature, art exhibitions, lectures, film shows and express lessons.
(Mukhina Lera)
The Day of Saint Peter and Saint Fevronia
The Day of Married Love and Family Happiness holiday is on 8th July, Peter and Fevronia day, the Orthodox patron saints of married and family life. A 16th-century story tells how Prince Peter, who ruled the Russian city of Murom in the 13th century, was very ill. Fevronia, a young peasant woman cured the prince and he promised to marry her. The prince at first broke his promise, but in the end they got married. Peter and Fevronia died at the same time on 8 July, 1228. The city of Murom is the centre of the celebrations. One of the traditions is to exchange «fevronki» a type of Valentine’s Day heart-shaped cards. Its symbol also is a white daisy.
(Kapitsyna Sonya)
Youth day
Youth day is a national celebration of young people, this date is celebrated in the Russian Federation annually, in the summer, June 27
24 June 1993, shortly after the collapse of the USSR,the first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, on the proposal of the State Committee of the Russian Federation on youth Affairs and the National Council of youth and children's associations of Russia, has issued a decree No. 459-RP "About the celebration of Day of youth", which was decreed to celebrate this holiday on June 27.
In this day, throughout Russia hosts parties, concerts, quizzes, sports competitions, discos, competitions and festivities. Still, as in the days of the USSR, on the last Sunday of June, to celebrate national youth Day in Belarus and Ukraine. (Ovchinnikova Kate)
Russia day
Russia day (up to 2002, the Day of adoption of Declaration on state sovereignty of the Russian Federation) is celebrated every year since 1992 (non-working day since 1991) on the day of adoption of Declaration on state sovereignty of the RSFSR on 12 June. June 12, 1990 the first Congress of people's deputies of the RSFSR adopted the Declaration on state sovereignty of the RSFSR. June 12 was the birthday date from June 11, 1992, by a decree of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation as the Day of adoption of Declaration on state sovereignty of the Russian Federation. On 25 September of the same year, appropriate changes were made to the Code of labour laws. In Day of Russia in the Kremlin the President of Russia presents the State prize of the Russian Federation. In Moscow on red square are the celebrations that end with celebratory salute.
(Koryakina Sveta)
Tatiana Day
Tatiana Day is a Russian religious holiday celebrated on January 25. It is named after Saint Tatiana, a Christian martyr in 3rd century Rome during the reign of Emperor Alexander Severus. In 1755 on the name day of Ivan Shuvalov's mother Tatiana Rodionovna, his mistress Empress Elizabeth of Russia endorsed his petition to establish the Moscow State University. Shuvalov was Minister of Education. The church of Saint Tatiana was later built in the university campus. A traditional service is conducted at the University’s church on the 25th of January, followed by speeches and the awarding of prizes. The Russian Orthodox Church declared Saint Tatiana the patron saint of students,and Tatiana Day has come to be celebrated asRussian Students Day. The observance has a long tradition of festive activities. In 1885, Chekhov wrote, "This year everything was drunk, except the water from the Moscow river, and only because it was frozen".Parties begin with a traditional honey-based mead. Although originating in Moscow, St. Tatiana's Day celebrations have spread to most university towns.
(Nikishina Vika)
Elijah's Day Elijah's Day the traditional Orthodox feast day in memory of the prophet Elijah. Celebrated on August 2 at the eastern and southern Slavs, Greeks, Georgians and some other nations have adopted Orthodoxy. In Elijah's day and the following week is usually arranged Elijah prayers, and in some provinces do the ritual sacrifices. In case of drought Elijah prayed wet, and in rainy weather - Ilya Sukhoi. From that day, according to popular belief, the bad weather began, and were forbidden to swim. Forbidden to swim because of the fact that the water that comes back every day of evil. (Vladimirova Nina)
The Day of Great Victory
May 9 - is not just a holiday, it is - one of the great days, revered not only in Russia but in many other countries affected by the invaders in the world. The Day of Great Victory - a celebration, an important for every family and every citizen. It is difficult to find a person who would not in any way touched the horrible war that killed millions of soldiers and civilians. This date is never erased from history, it will remain forever in the calendar, and will always be reminded of those terrible events and the great defeat of Nazi troops, stop hell.
Christmas
Christmas is traditional commemoration of the birth of Jesus. This holiday is celebrated on 7 January. Christmas is one of the most important religious holidays of Russia. Celebrating Christmas begins with Christmas Eve January 6, which is called the Sochelnyk. The evening meal is accompanied by many traditions and customs. For each family this holiday is the most bright and joyful.
(Rodionova Liza)
New Year
New Year is the time at which a new calendar year begins and the calendar's year count increments by one. Many cultures celebrate the event in some manner.The New Year of the Gregorian calendar, today mostly in use, falls on from 1 January (New Year's Day) to 31 December (New Year's Eve), as was the case both in the old Roman calendar (at least after about 713 BCE) and in the Julian calendar that succeeded it. There are a lot of traditioal things, that may be on this holiday. For example new year fer-tree, big table with a lot of dishes, presents e.c.
(Alyona Kosova)
Carnival
Carnival - a traditional Russian folk festival has been preserved since the days of paganism. This is a very ancient tradition - during Carnival people meet Spring and see off Winter. During this period people having fun. The main symbols of this holiday are pancakes and scarecrow. At the end of holiday scarecrow is burned.
(Soloveva Lera)
The Easter
Easter is one of the famous and wide-ranging holidays in Russia, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. It is also one of the two most important Russian religious holidays (the Christmas as well) and usually occurs in April or May, on the Sunday after the first spring full moon.
Easter egg decoration is an important part of Easter traditions in Russia. The most suitable color for egg dyeing in Russia is red. The red dye is chosen because it symbolizes the blood of Christ. Moreover, the main dish on the Easter dinner is the Easter cake (Kulich), usually added with raisins. Another famous curse is curd paskha. All of these dishes are sanctified in the Church the day before the Easter Sunday.
On the night of Easter, Orthodox Christians attend the night service in churches and participate in the procession of the Cross.
On Easter morning and throughout the day people congratulate each other by saying “Khristos Voskrese” (Christ is risen), and the reply is “Voistinu” or “Voistinu voskrese” (Indeed!)
(Semchat Yulia)
Kurban Bayrami (the Feast of the Sacrifice) in the Republic of Bashkortostan
Kurban Bayrami is the second of two religious holidays celebrated by Muslims worldwide each year. The Feast of the Sacrifice commemorates Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael to show his faithfulness to Allah. This holiday takes place about 70 days after the end of Ramazan. The festival lasts four and a half days. The festival’s eve (arife) is the half day to prepare for the four day festivities.
A goat or sheep of minimum one year old is killed / sacrificed. Sometimes even a bull or a camel of minimum 2 years old is sacrificed, representing a sacrifice of up to seven people. The meat is then given to the poor (both within Turkey and outside) and shared among family members and neighbors.
Typical for both the Feast of the Sacrifice (Kurban Bayramı) and the Sugar Feast (Ramazan Bayramı) is that parents buy new outfits for their children and give the old clothes to the poor. Typically, the children wear their new clothes throughout the festival.
(Semyanischeva Victoria)
Kupala night
Kupala Night is a summer national holiday in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. This holiday is an analogue of Midsummer holiday of East Slavs. In Russia, Belarus and Ukraine it lost Astronomical compliance with June solstice.
This night is full of ceremonies connected with water, fire and herbals. The main part of such ceremonies is made at night. Young ladies and men jump through the fire holding each other hands. If they don't loose their hands, it is a sign that they will marry soon. If a girl is not able to jump over the fire she can be called a witch and be punished. Girls change their wreath and tell fortune to each other. The main ceremony is mass swimming. Is is said that in that day all bad spirits go away off the water and everybody can swim without any danger.
At that holiday people eat cottage cheese, scones with garlic and onion, eggs and drink vodka and kvass.
(Nikadonova Sofa)
The Day of Russian Language
The Day of Russian Language is celebrated on the 6-th of June. It’s the birthday of Alexander Pushkin - the great writer, poet, playwright. Pushkin is considered the creator of modern literary Russian language. Russian is the most common Slavic language.
On the Day of the Russian language a variety of activities are held in the building of the UN General Assembly. They are concerts of Slavic folk music, competitions on knowledge of Russian language and literature, art exhibitions, lectures, film shows and express lessons.
(Mukhina Lera)
The Day of Saint Peter and Saint Fevronia
The Day of Married Love and Family Happiness holiday is on 8th July, Peter and Fevronia day, the Orthodox patron saints of married and family life. A 16th-century story tells how Prince Peter, who ruled the Russian city of Murom in the 13th century, was very ill. Fevronia, a young peasant woman cured the prince and he promised to marry her. The prince at first broke his promise, but in the end they got married. Peter and Fevronia died at the same time on 8 July, 1228. The city of Murom is the centre of the celebrations. One of the traditions is to exchange «fevronki» a type of Valentine’s Day heart-shaped cards. Its symbol also is a white daisy.
(Kapitsyna Sonya)
Youth day
Youth day is a national celebration of young people, this date is celebrated in the Russian Federation annually, in the summer, June 27
24 June 1993, shortly after the collapse of the USSR,the first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, on the proposal of the State Committee of the Russian Federation on youth Affairs and the National Council of youth and children's associations of Russia, has issued a decree No. 459-RP "About the celebration of Day of youth", which was decreed to celebrate this holiday on June 27.
In this day, throughout Russia hosts parties, concerts, quizzes, sports competitions, discos, competitions and festivities. Still, as in the days of the USSR, on the last Sunday of June, to celebrate national youth Day in Belarus and Ukraine.
(Ovchinnikova Kate)
Russia day
Russia day (up to 2002, the Day of adoption of Declaration on state sovereignty of the Russian Federation) is celebrated every year since 1992 (non-working day since 1991) on the day of adoption of Declaration on state sovereignty of the RSFSR on 12 June. June 12, 1990 the first Congress of people's deputies of the RSFSR adopted the Declaration on state sovereignty of the RSFSR. June 12 was the birthday date from June 11, 1992, by a decree of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation as the Day of adoption of Declaration on state sovereignty of the Russian Federation. On 25 September of the same year, appropriate changes were made to the Code of labour laws. In Day of Russia in the Kremlin the President of Russia presents the State prize of the Russian Federation. In Moscow on red square are the celebrations that end with celebratory salute.
(Koryakina Sveta)
Tatiana Day
Tatiana Day is a Russian religious holiday celebrated on January 25. It is named after Saint Tatiana, a Christian martyr in 3rd century Rome during the reign of Emperor Alexander Severus. In 1755 on the name day of Ivan Shuvalov's mother Tatiana Rodionovna, his mistress Empress Elizabeth of Russia endorsed his petition to establish the Moscow State University. Shuvalov was Minister of Education. The church of Saint Tatiana was later built in the university campus. A traditional service is conducted at the University’s church on the 25th of January, followed by speeches and the awarding of prizes. The Russian Orthodox Church declared Saint Tatiana the patron saint of students,and Tatiana Day has come to be celebrated asRussian Students Day. The observance has a long tradition of festive activities. In 1885, Chekhov wrote, "This year everything was drunk, except the water from the Moscow river, and only because it was frozen".Parties begin with a traditional honey-based mead. Although originating in Moscow, St. Tatiana's Day celebrations have spread to most university towns.
(Nikishina Vika)
Elijah's Day
Elijah's Day the traditional Orthodox feast day in memory of the prophet Elijah. Celebrated on August 2 at the eastern and southern Slavs, Greeks, Georgians and some other nations have adopted Orthodoxy.
In Elijah's day and the following week is usually arranged Elijah prayers, and in some provinces do the ritual sacrifices. In case of drought Elijah prayed wet, and in rainy weather - Ilya Sukhoi.
From that day, according to popular belief, the bad weather began, and were forbidden to swim. Forbidden to swim because of the fact that the water that comes back every day of evil.
(Vladimirova Nina)
The Day of Great Victory
May 9 - is not just a holiday, it is - one of the great days, revered not only in Russia but in many other countries affected by the invaders in the world. The Day of Great Victory - a celebration, an important for every family and every citizen. It is difficult to find a person who would not in any way touched the horrible war that killed millions of soldiers and civilians. This date is never erased from history, it will remain forever in the calendar, and will always be reminded of those terrible events and the great defeat of Nazi troops, stop hell.
(Morina Nastya)